Nathan berliner



Feb. 12, 1929.

N. BERLINER CORSELE'I' Filed Jan. 16, 1928 INVENT AZ/zan $8r/2'r2er BY 2 & ATTORNEY v Patented Feb. 12, 1929.

UNITED STATES NATHAN BERLINER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORSELET.

Application filed January 16, 1928.

This invention relates to a new and useful device in the nature of a 'corselet such as worn by women in place of the usual corsets, for the purpose of maintaining the figure of the wearer and at the same time permit of free movement.

The object of the invention to provide a corselet embodying a meansof easily and readily applying the said corselet to the wearer, in a manner which will tend-to stretch the corselet so as to secure proper application conforming to the wearer.

Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a means of easily and readily applying the said corselet in a manner which will render it priwtically impossible for the corselet to become partially or totaily unapplied or disengaged, due to the movement of the wearer or to a tight fitting corselet.

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of my improved corselet.

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showing in particular the open position of the separable fastener device.

Fig. 1 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the upper portion of the separable fastener device.

Fig. 5 illustrates a further development of the eyelet member as embodied in my improved device. I

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5. V

Fig. 7 illustrates the adjustable hook as embodied in the further development of my improved device.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

As here embodied my improved corselet comprises a front and rear body member 10 and 11, preferably of rectangular shape, having stitched, sewn or otherwise secured thereto, at the upper portions thereof, upper side members 12 and 18. Elastic members 14, 15, 16 and 17, preferably formed flared,

1. e., having their lower edges somewhat wider than their upper edges, and secured to the front and rear members, below the upper side members 12 and 13, and are secured to the lower side members 18 and 19. The lower side members 18 and 19 are secured to the lower edges of the said upper side members 12 and 13, respectively.

Suitable tape 20, edging or the like, such as ordinarily used to conceal the stitching or sewing, may be sewn to my improved Serial No. 5246,925.

corselet so as to cover such stitching or sewing as above stated and as is required to secure the various members of my improved device together. It is understood that the above described construction is such as will provide a corselet embodying any desired certain figure lines, such as may be in vogue from line to line i. e., I do not necessarily limit my invention to a non-form corselet, such as would be desirable to young women, or children.

.[n 3 and 1, I have shown separable fastener members 21 and 22 secured to and (.XtQiltlOCl from the tapes 2%, which extend vertically, or longitudinally from the lower et ge of my improved corselet to within proximity of the top edge thereof. The said tape 2% is sewn to the reinforcing strip and whichare secured to the side of the above mentioned elastic member 19. It is understood that an opening extending from the lower edge of the corselet to within proximity to the top edge thereof exists, which is closed by the slide 26, which engages and locks the said separable fastener members when the slide 26 is pulled downwardly, and which unlocks the separable fastener members when the slide is pulled upwardly. It is understood that the tape 24 is secured to the inner side of the front member 10, and at the edge thereof adjacenttothe said elastic member 19. v

The above described construction is such as will permit the wearer of my improved device'to draw or pull the slide downwardly, which requires a natural pulling motion and does not interfere with or materially change the body lines, or form of the wearer. The latter mentioned downward movement, or pull causing a natural straightening out effect which will substantially reduce the diametrical form of the wearer, thus allowing the body to fit into my improved corselet, which will readily apply itself to the wearer. Nhile this downward movement contracts the body, an upward movement would expand it, therefore if the corselet would be closed during an upward movement it would be more diflicult to squeeze the body into a predetermined small space.

The conventional hook 27 is secured to the lower portion of the strip 25 and is adapted to receive the eyelet 27 of the slide 26, as a means of holding the separable fasteners in aclosed or open position.

engagement of the hook in the eyelet of the formed therein to receive the heel; 2

The usual garter supports 28 are secured to and extended downwardly from the lowsaid supports,designated by the reference numeral 29, is secured to the lower per ion oi the strip 25 below the hook 27 for the purpose of causing a downward pull on the said hook which will obviously insure the said siidegas a means of holding the sepw rable fastener in a closed or locked posi tion.

In the construction my improved de vice, I employ a single enclosing member, 30, secured to and extended from the edge of the above mentioned front member, as a means of covering or enclosing the separable fastener device. The said si enclosing member is practically seli 31. ing and has no companion member to foul or to interfere with the fastening device and furtherenders the said device easily and readily operable as same is not in the Way during such operation.

In Figs. 5 and 6, have shown the eyelet 27 provided With an extended element 31 formed or bent in front of the aperture 7. The extremity of. the extended element 31 is somewhat depressed, at its central portion as at 32,- as a means of providing a limited space or clearance between the said extremity and the body portion of the said eyelet, so as to securely hold the hook in engagement therewith. v

In Figs. 7 and 8, l: have shown the hook 27 secured to the rivers 33 end S and er;- tended therefrom. The rivets 33 and 3% have formed therein notches 35 and 38, respectively. The said hook is of spring steel eonstructiony so as to normally urge the notches35 and 36 in engagement with and any desired opposite ones oi the serrations 37, formed in the plate member 39, adjacent to the openings -19 and 41 formed. in the plate member 39. The central portion of the slate member having its lower extremity formed. or bent hook shaped. as at d3. as a means of preventing the said hook 27 from being; separated from the plate member. The plate member 335) has formed therein adjacent to its periphery apertures as :1 means of securing the said plate 11'1t:ll1l)i" to the lower portion of the above men .oned strip 25. The above desc'ibed construction is such, as will permit the said hook to be held in any desired position on the plate member 13$), as may be required to secure the desired engagrcn'ient oi the said hook on the eyelet 27.

fit to be understood that my invention may be applied to corsets or other s m lar un(lei-garments.

Havit'igr thus desrribcd my invunlion, \vhat claim as new and desire to scrure by United States Letters Patent is:--

In 'a. corselot of the class dcsci-ibod. a separable fa nor device adapted to close an opening;- flea-med in the said corselol', said opening extendiz-u; vertically from the bottom edge thereof Within proximity oi the top portion there-oi, said separable fastener device adapt ii to be locked by a, downward pull on a slide adopted to engage the said separziliile fastener device, a holding; member :uiapted to engage the said slide as a means of holding the said separable fastener in a locked position, and a garter support secured to and intended from the said corsolot belmv the said holding member as a means of insu" the engagement of the said holding member.

lu testimony \vhereoi" I have alhxed my sigma-hi: e. 

